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Candace Calloway Whiting has studied and trained dolphins, seals, and orca whales. She is currently a volunteer at the Center for Whale Research at Friday Harbor.

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September 20th, 2012 Nakai, an 11 year old male orca, was injured in a fracas with two other male orcas during a private after hours show for corporate guests at SeaWorld San Diego and was left with this gaping wound (the missing piece was later found at the bottom of the pool). (See Tim Zimmermann’s […]
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Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. In the wild, these orcas would be living in family based groups, culturally adapted to manage aggression and conflict. At SeaWorld however, young whales are torn from their mothers and throughout their lives they are moved from place to place, group to group, and are mixed in with […]
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According to journalist Tim Zimmerman, this injury occurred during a show at SeaWorld’s San Diego amusement park, and the trainers were not even aware it happened: It happened last week during a night show, seemingly during a major altercation involving Nakai, Keet, and Ike. It’s not clear if there was an aggressor or instigator, or […]
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